farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) (01/20/86)
In article <2586@sdcrdcf.UUCP>, markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) writes: > In article <986@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> VAF@C.CS.CMU.EDU writes: > >Does anyone out in netland have a clue as to the etymology of the word > >"bladerunner"? > > There is a SF novel by Alan Norse called "Bladerunner". The the world > [...] > It is my understanding that they stole the title for the movie. > The title was used with permission from Alan Nourse (probably paid him, as a matter of fact I'm sure they did). I guess the movie moguls figured that "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" would be too much. -- Mike Farren uucp: {your favorite backbone site}!hplabs!well!farren Fido: Sci-Fido, Fidonode 125/84, (415)655-0667
farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) (01/20/86)
In article <1022@caip.RUTGERS.EDU>, kevin%logic.DEC@decwrl.DEC.COM writes: > > I don't recall any reference to the word in "Do Androids...", but > > there definitely is a novel called "Bladerunner" by William S. > > Burroughs (that great neglected S.F.-writer) that came out before > > the movie. > > and > > > It is my understanding that they stole the title for the movie. > > (different messages). > > Ridley Scott in fact liked the title ``Bladerunner'' so much that he purchased > the film rights to the novel so that he could use the title for his filming of > ``Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep?'' without upsetting anybody. It's important to note that the original "Bladerunner" was a novel written by Alan Nourse. Burroughs thought the concept of black-market medicine was interesting enough that he rewrote it, still calling it "Bladerunner". -- Mike Farren uucp: {your favorite backbone site}!hplabs!well!farren Fido: Sci-Fido, Fidonode 125/84, (415)655-0667